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Stonecrest among Metro Atlanta sites still vying for Amazon’s HQ2

20 North American cities on the shortlist for Amazon's second headquarters, according to Amazon.com Atlanta Austin, Texas Boston Chicago Columbus, Ohio Dallas Denver Indianapolis, Ind. Los Angeles, Calif. Miami, Fla. Montgomery County, Md. Nashville, Tenn. Newark, N.J. New York City Northern Virginia Philadelphia Pittsburgh Raleigh, N.C. Toronto, ON Washington, D.C.
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Jan 18, 2018

Stonecrest remains in the running to become home of Amazon’s second headquarters, a spokeswoman for the city said.

Amazon announced Thursday that Atlanta is among 20 metro areas that made the cut out of over 200 applications. Stonecrest in southeast DeKalb County has pitched itself as a potential site.

Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary discusses the digital ad campaign targeted for Amazon employees in the Seattle area.
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Stonecrest city officials offered to donate portions of the town to Amazon and rename the newly formed municipality after the company.

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